A conference on "Heydar Aliyev and civil society building” was held in Nakhchivan.

In connection with the 100th anniversary of the birth of national leader Heydar Aliyev, 250 representatives from trade unions, non-governmental organizations (chairman of "Umid" Social Development Support Public Union Israyil Isgandarov was among the participants), media organizations, elders and veterans’ organizations visited Nakhchivan with the organization of the State Support Agency for Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs).
The trip started with a visit to the monument of National Leader Heydar Aliyev. Then the guests got acquainted with the Heydar Aliyev Museum. The museum provided extensive information about the rich life and activities of the Great Leader.

Within the framework of the visit, a conference on "Heydar Aliyev and civil society building” was held in the Heydar Aliyev Palace in Nakhchivan city in connection with the "Year of Heydar Aliyev”. The conference was attended by representatives of civil society institutions operating in our country, representatives of the public, and heads of relevant state institutions.
At the event, the memories of Great Leader Heydar Aliyev, our martyrs and those who died as a result of the earthquake in brother Turkey were commemorated with a minute’s silence, and the National Anthem was played.

Speaking at the conference, the authorized representative of the President of Azerbaijan in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Fuad Najafli, said that the greatest achievements of our centuries-old history are connected with the name of Great Leader Heydar Aliyev. The unparalleled services of the National Leader to the people and state of Azerbaijan cover all stages of his activity. The work done by Heydar Aliyev both during the USSR period and during the period when he led our country served to increase the economic power of our republic and to achieve historical achievements of Azerbaijan. Pluralism of opinion, construction of civil society, social welfare, systematic legal reforms were the main priorities of the activity of the Great Leader.
Vusal Guliyev, head of the department of work and communication with non-governmental organizations of the Presidential Administration, spoke and emphasized the exceptional service of National Leader Heydar Aliyev in the formation of civil society and becoming one of the main driving forces of the country.

At the event, Vahid Novruzov, Deputy Chairman of the Council of Elders of Azerbaijan, Chairman of the Chamber of Auditors, Bahruz Mammadzade, a participant of the 44-day Patriotic War, Chairman of the Union of Special Forces Veterans, Asim Aliyev, Chairman of the Writers’ Union of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, Aygun Aliyeva, Executive Director of the State Support Agency for Non-Governmental Organizations, Republic of Azerbaijan Deputy chairman of the Organization of War, Labor and Armed Forces Veterans, retired colonel Jalil Khalilov, chairman of the Society for the Protection of Women’s Rights named after Dilara Aliyeva, Novella Jafarova, and head of the Constitutional Research Foundation Alimammad Nuriyev made speeches. In the speeches, the National Leader Heydar Aliyev spoke in detail about the large-scale works carried out in the field of civil society building. It was emphasized that holding such a prestigious event in Nakhchivan, the birthplace of Great Leader Heydar Aliyev, is of particular importance.

Later, there was an acquaintance with the city of Nakhchivan, as well as the tomb of Momina Khatun.